USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is militia?
A
to refuse to buy a product
B
people who work as soldiers when needed
C
an event at which people speak out
D
a person who makes objects out of silver
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Meaning of militia in English. a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have other jobs: A UN force was sent in to stop fighting between three rival militias. The government called out the militia to help cope with the rioting.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two basic kinds of militias-State Defense Forces (also known as State Guards, State Military Reserves or State Militias) and Naval Militias. These forces are distinct from their state’s National Guard in that they cannot be mobilized for federal service and they are not funded by the federal government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “militia” derives from Old English milite meaning soldiers (plural), militisc meaning military and also classical Latin milit-, miles meaning soldier. The Modern English term militia dates to the year 1590, with the original meaning now obsolete: “the body of soldiers in the service of a sovereign or a state".

Detailed explanation-4: -: a private group of armed individuals that operates as a paramilitary force and is typically motivated by a political or religious ideology. specifically : such a group that aims to defend individual rights against government authority that is perceived as oppressive.

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